The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-30
SOME WASHINGTON TOPICS.
SEVERAL INTERESTING CONTESTS IN
THE M SENATE
Democratic Cnucuses Considering Plans OF
Actlon-Henry Cabot Lodge and his Fam
iy-1he Delegate from omnu's Land
Senator Inrnlis'ss Son will be n Secretary.


Senators are holding informal caucuscs almost
daily now. The alleged business on hand is
tho arrangement Of the Democratic member
ship of the committees. The true reason for
SO many meetings il their inability to come to
a decision over the question OF the West Nir-
ginia and Indiana Senatorships. The Senator
elected by tho West Virginia Legislature, Chas.
J. Faulkner, Is here and attends tho caucuses.
Mr.. Lucas. the man with tho Governors ccrtin-
cato, has not yet put In an appearance. Ho re-
peats the statement, however, that he ia
legally elected, and clnims to be confident that
he will be seated. Some OF tho Democratic
Senators aro inclined to think that Mr.. Lucas
is right. and the whole matter Is being care
fully considered in the caucus. 30 that whom
tho Senate meets whatever action Ia taken
shall DO 10y unanimous concurrence OF all the
Democratic Senators. The friends of Lucas
are very few, but arc very stubborn. and 1t is
possible that n protractcd fight may be the
result of the attempt of Lucas to be sworn in.
The Republican Senators are taking no part
in the discussions. A large majority Of them
believe that Faulkner is the legally chosen
Senator, and will no doubt SO dsclnre when the
question comes TO n votc... In the mean time
they are content to soc the quarrel go on.
The Democrats are also very uneasy about
what the Republicans Senators are going TO do
in regard to the seating of David Turpio of
Indiana. who comcs with the Governors GER
tif1cate as Senator to succeed Gen. Ben. Harri-
son. Senator Hoar. the Chairman of tho Com
mittce on Privileges and Elections, has the
case in charge, and it bids fair to result in a
very interesting contest. The certificate which
Turpic has is signed by the Governor. Lieu
tenant-Governor, and Secretary of the Senate.
l. should also bear the SIGNATURE of the
the secrctHn try. Of State. oh; The plan .S Of
certificate is illegal. The whole history Of the
election, which was somewhat sensational. will
then come out. The Democrats. it is said. will
object to the swearing In of all the new Sena-
tors unless Turpie is seated, and IN interesting
situation is likely to be developed. Mr.. Turpic
last, President ingalls, of the Senate thinking
that he WAS justified, in permitting this by rca-
son Fl the la a, th" t, IHrnie has tls G"yernGr's
facie evidence OF an election.
Mr.. Henry Cabot Lodge is the first Of the
Massachusetts delegation to arrive in Wash
ington. He has leased II furnished house on
the corpcr Of Nineteenth street and Jefferson
ago, and is costly nuartereJ with his wife and
three children. Just now he is hard at work on
h!i2srnGhy q George, W%ashingtHn Tor the
ni Am sadona s s"ni riP"'ion SERIES to The This .eri wIl' h Ss
Alexander Hamilton" having been pro-
dn%Ed " Rr TIVE years ago.; This work
coming Congress. the fact being; indeed, that
wardcJ to the Clerk for biosraphicai use as
that of literature. He, has written considerably
for the Atantic Wo"thiy, while his deienee of
Ce"i"ry created interest in equestrian circles
generally;
the time since he graduated. from Harvard
College in 1870. Ho has had time, however. to
manage one State, campaign against Gen. But
Ter, represent an Essex county district in the
Massachusetts Legislature. and run for Con-
glrcss IL couple OF times in the Lynn district.
His opponent, each time was the Hon. Henry
j. lowering, this years Democratic candidate
for Governor Of Massachusetts and the first
time Mr.. lowering came out aGead.
beard closely trimmed. His eye is blue and his
Usually, Of black diagonal in, cntaway style:
His smile Is winning. MIR. Lodge Is accounted
spe hers in 1h Ills I par,y am n%% for th The yG past d RSbi de
six years has, been constantly on the stump.
He was Chairman of the Republican state
cry of his speeches IN that campaign did quito
as much as any one thing TO win him, his place.
N piuseT Is st the M NO h the " yonnG K%e y Mr ns In
He always sticks to n campaign well, even in
the, face of dark clouds. The worst set back he
backed the fat boy OF bingham. John d. Long.
against Henry Laurens Dawes "a year ago. Adm
j MAYER, j EsuSufcr Dtnru. ana tN-BOSS tinker
took it upon themselves to rcbuke what thoy
called youthful impertinence, AMI the boys re-
reivcd rather a sharp trouncing: Mr.. Lodges
been such that exactly what he does and says,
or does not do and does not say will probably
any other member from the State. The Mug.
to see any possible slip. The Massachuscttss
In the Republican ranks when all his Harvard
College companions Hooked away from Blaine
ers have rarely had anything but hot bricks for
Mr.. Lodge is oneof the crack riders in Dos
horses in Il stable near his house. 1t would
no, be strang% 10 see him on che tan bark ring
to be the great riding centre for the winter.
There the President will ride, If at ali.
ar Mr Fl rM nd, Mr. ri. LoG d fb haze Ts, their children I'D. who
Tho eldest is a daughter. Constance. The 9TH
ers arc sturdy, wideawake George Cabot and
Just AT present Is IN n printing press. which
they operate in their cellar, getting out a small
Mr.. Lodge is a great sticklcr for giving i'm
mcdinte answers 70 his correspondents. no
matter of how small Importance the letter is.
the arrival Of the delegate from No Mans Land.
4 great many people viii! be surprised to learn
under that name on the older maps. It is tho
disputed Strlp OF country north OF tho pan
handle of Texas, whose inhabitants recently
held Il convention and elected officers. A Ter
ritorial delegate ison his, way here to ask for a
seat in Congress and admission for their sec
tion into tho United States as the Territory OF
Cimarron. The name y derived from the
largest river which flows through the proposed
Territory; This land appears on the
thirty miles wide, larger than the Stale of
Delaware and nearly as large as New Jersey.
II is bounded on the north by Colorado and
Kansas, on the east by Indian Territory. on
the south by Texas. and on the west by New
Mexico. The Cimarron River rises near its
northwestern boundary and empties into the
Arkansas RIVER in tho Indian Territory.
Cimnrron Territory came into the possession
of the United States in 1919. under what is
known rs tho Florida treaty with Spain, by
which treaty we secured Florida but lost
ToYas. The proposed Territory Of Cimarron
is the most symmetrical division Of The United
States. Not far to the south OF it. In Toxns and
New Mexico, is the high table land known as
tho Llhno Estacadu, or "staked plains which
forms the eastern base Of the Rocky Mountains
and rises to tho height OF over 1000 feet. The
vote OF the new delegate will be Democratic.
Representative Brewer. the Republican
membor from North Carolina, is In the city.
He claims TO be the only Republican in the
delegation frOp that State. though John Mich
OILS. the alleged Independent Labor mem